Weight of Military Service in law school apps Forum

[Neidermeyer519]

I was just wondering how heavily admissions committees weigh prior military service on your application. I would assume it would be a good soft factor, but I'm not sure to what extent it really makes a difference. Any thoughts or anyone been in this boat?

[apaint]

I am currently in the same situation. I have military experience and was in Iraq. I have been accepted at a couple schools, which were slight reaches. One of those acceptance letters came with a hand written note from the dean thanking me for my service and discussing how their program would meet my interests based on what I wrote in my PS. So I think it may help push you over the wall.

I was just wondering how heavily admissions committees weigh prior military service on your application. I would assume it would be a good soft factor, but I'm not sure to what extent it really makes a difference. Any thoughts or anyone been in this boat?

[Neidermeyer519]

Cool. That was kinda what I figured it would be. For my primary school of interest, my numbers are both above medians, so I was hoping the military experience might help in the scholarship aspect.

[Perch]

I have no idea but I would hope it does. thank you for your service.

[rinkrat19]

Military service seems to be both a solid soft and good work experience. Plus you can talk about discipline and leadership and things like that without sounding like an idiot.

[Veyron]

One of the only true "good" softs but still probably won't make up for both numbers being below median. Quite helpful for borderline candidates though from what I hear.

TY for your service BTW.

[fatduck]

I was just wondering how heavily admissions committees weigh prior military service on your application. I would assume it would be a good soft factor, but I'm not sure to what extent it really makes a difference. Any thoughts or anyone been in this boat?

if my cycle is any indication, it doesn't help much at all

definitely can't hurt, though

[NZA]

I have no idea but I would hope it does. thank you for your service.

TITCR

Might depend on the school, though? Use the search function, there are a bunch of other posts about this, though.

[Neidermeyer519]

Thanks everyone for responding, and it was an honor to serve.

I graduated with honors from the US army intelligence school, and both my LSAT and gpa are above medians for my target school. I was just hoping that it would be a good soft factor for me, as I've seen people with a higher LSAT get rejected recently. Just made me a bit nervous was all.

[FeelTheHeat]

I have no idea but I would hope it does. thank you for your service.

[fatduck]

Thanks everyone for responding, and it was an honor to serve.

I graduated with honors from the US army intelligence school, and both my LSAT and gpa are above medians for my target school. I was just hoping that it would be a good soft factor for me, as I've seen people with a higher LSAT get rejected recently. Just made me a bit nervous was all.

when were you at Huachuca?

[bjsesq]

I was just wondering how heavily admissions committees weigh prior military service on your application. I would assume it would be a good soft factor, but I'm not sure to what extent it really makes a difference. Any thoughts or anyone been in this boat?

if my cycle is any indication, it doesn't help much at all

definitely can't hurt, though

I got in where my numbers predicted I would, didn't get in where they didn't. I don't think it makes that big of a difference anymore.

[Neidermeyer519]

Thanks everyone for responding, and it was an honor to serve.

I graduated with honors from the US army intelligence school, and both my LSAT and gpa are above medians for my target school. I was just hoping that it would be a good soft factor for me, as I've seen people with a higher LSAT get rejected recently. Just made me a bit nervous was all.

when were you at Huachuca?

January-June of 2003. You?

[fatduck]

Thanks everyone for responding, and it was an honor to serve.

I graduated with honors from the US army intelligence school, and both my LSAT and gpa are above medians for my target school. I was just hoping that it would be a good soft factor for me, as I've seen people with a higher LSAT get rejected recently. Just made me a bit nervous was all.

when were you at Huachuca?

January-June of 2003. You?

Ah, just missed you. January-June 2004, Delta company, 305th. Might have had some of the same drill sgts Germany after that for me.

[Neidermeyer519]

Haha Echo 305th here. They did away with my MOS though. Wbu?